TTC #1 Hopeful and Obsessed! lol

[BelleNuit]

Well I got a very clear temp rise, so O'd CD 13. My OPK didn't seem to go positive, but I think I may have been reading them wrong. The one on CD 12 was definitely darker than the rest, so probably should have counted it as positive. oh well! I'm happy to be back in the TWW

last natural cycle, oh man!

 

[JoJazie]

Well belle, you're in for the chance. Looking forward to hearing news in two weeks!

 

[BelleNuit]

lol Jo, I won't be holding my breath and neither should you! i guess we will see

 

[mnelson815]

What a beautiful looking temp chart this time around belle!
Fingers crossed and if not I'm excited to see what femara does for you! Do you already have the prescription?
AFM- nothing exciting to report, just waiting and waiting to ovulate. Will start testing around cd12

 

[BelleNuit]

Thanks mnelson, I don't think I have ever had such a dramatic rise on a temp chart before! Must be the acupuncture is doing good things!

Ya the doc gave me the prescription back in October. It's been in my safety deposit box. I'll fill it once I start spotting. I'll hold out a little hope that I won't have to fill it at all.

Good luck with O mnelson! Your surgery doesn't seem that far anymore on this side of the holidays!

 

[puma1986]

Belle: HOORAY! I've read so many stories about people conceiving on their last natural attempt! Your chart is prettier than I have ever seen it before and I am crossing my fingers tightly for you!!!

 

[BelleNuit]

It would be pretty funny if we did conceive this cycle because we almost decided not to try at all haha. I guess we will see what happens, but I'm not going to get my hopes up.

Otherwise how are you doing puma??? Glad to see you around!

 

[puma1986]

That would be your luck,and I hope it is! I really want one of us to get a BFP! This journey has been way longer than any of us had anticipated.

AFM? I have officially just started my two week wait. I think our timing was good but I have accepted that it is likely going to take a very long time to conceive with all of our medical issues. I'm just glad DH hasn't given up. He no longer talks about it and changes the topic when I bring it up but he still agrees to make sure we cover our fertile window. I had an insane level of prolactin last cycle in the tww and DH got excited thinking that I was pregnant AF arrived anyways. Next month will be a year for us.

Next month my son also turns 9 and recently watched the movie Storks and identifies intimately with the little boy wanting a brother. I wish this didn't take so long.

 

[BelleNuit]

That would totally be my luck lol. I sure hope it is anyway.

Sounds like we are cycle buddies then! So glad to hear that you are back at it TTC again! It also sounds like your DH is accepting things better now too!

I'm honestly quite surprised that it's taken us all as long as it has. DH and I have been reflecting that this year long wait has actually been really good for us. We've grown up a fair amount as a married couple. I just hope that it will happen soon for us. It's hard with unexplained because it could just happen on any cycle because there is technically nothing wrong.

I've read that high prolactin can interfere with getting pregnant, have you had your levels checked recently?

Your son sounds so sweet, I hope he gets his little brother and sister soon without too much longer of a wait

 

[JoJazie]

So I finally got my pos Opk. In a day or two I'll officially be in TWW and probably symptom spotting like crazy. Man, all this BDing for a couple with a generally-lower-than-most sex drive is full on! Usually two in a month is heaps! Not really complaining, just man oh man, feels like a lot!

I do hope this is the one for you Belle - but then, don't do a Me, don't over think it. Hehe, coz that's what I do.

 

[puma1986]

When my prolactin levels were flagged my fertility doc had me repeat them at the beginning of my next cycle. They were slightly elevated but no longer flagged.

Interestingly enough, I discovered recently that low vitamin D levels are present in about 90 percent of women with fertility issues (explained or unexplained). My vitamin D levels were extraordinarily low so I am going to start taking vitamin D. Have you had yours checked?

 

[BelleNuit]

Hey that's great that they are starting to come down!!

I have also read that about vitamin D. I regularly take 1000 IU a day, but maybe I'll bump it up to 2000

I'm wondering in our case if our infertility is due to sperm DNA microfragmentation due to lifestyle factors and perhaps implantation failure due to thinner lining. I think my lining must be doing better now since starting acupuncture though!

 

[mnelson815]

Yeah I take 3,000 IU of vitamin D a day. My original RE had suggested up to 5,000 IU in the winter months here, but I feel like I still get some in other forms from my prenatals and other supplements that 3,000 should be plenty.
However, I have been on them since June and still nothing.... so who knows anymore.
I hate feeling like such a debbie downer all the time about this haha. I just literally feel like I've tried EVERYTHING. Ladies with my issues usually still at least get pregnant, but they just experience quite a few miscarriages. I am frustrated that I've never even had a glimmer of a second line.
Ugh, oh well.... maybe this month...

 

[BelleNuit]

Oh wow, maybe I should up my intake then!

Mnelson I share your frustration. I also feel like I have tried everything.... and there is nothing wrong! bah that just blows my mind.

 

[sil]

Hi Belle, I was thinking of you the other day and wondering how you were doing. Fingers crossed for this cycle!

mnelson, I can only imagine how frustrating it must be. Although losing a baby is very difficult, I imagine it's just as difficult to never even see those lines. I really hope this is your month

 

[BelleNuit]

Thanks Sil. 9 dpo today. Feeling okay, mostly indifferent. May start spotting as early as tomorrow. Still planning on femara for next cycle

 

[puma1986]

Thanks Sil. 9 dpo today. Feeling okay, mostly indifferent. May start spotting as early as tomorrow. Still planning on femara for next cycle

OR you may not start spotting at all and get your BFP! Or, you may spot and still get your BFP! It's going to happen. It absolutely must! You are more deserving than most!

Last night I was frightened out of sleep for some unknown reason and I felt an extreme pain in the right side of my uterus. I hope it wasn't trying to bury in and my body jolted and detached it.

 

[puma1986]

? I reported her. She is clearly spamming everyone -check her post history - and she just joined today.

 

[BelleNuit]

Ya, definitely a troll. Thanks puma

I really do hope that I get a bfp eventually lol. I think we have all done our time.

Where are you in your cycle right now puma? Could it have been O pains? Implantation cramps?

Right now I'm having some low back spasms, I was reading that those with retroflexed uteruses (like myself) sometimes get cramping in their low back in early pregnancy. I sure hope thats the case, lol. More likely though I just pulled a muscle Stupid TWW playing tricks on me!

 

[puma1986]

Ya, definitely a troll. Thanks puma

I really do hope that I get a bfp eventually lol. I think we have all done our time.

Where are you in your cycle right now puma? Could it have been O pains? Implantation cramps?

Right now I'm having some low back spasms, I was reading that those with retroflexed uteruses (like myself) sometimes get cramping in their low back in early pregnancy. I sure hope thats the case, lol. More likely though I just pulled a muscle Stupid TWW playing tricks on me!

Yikes! I had horrible, horrible contraction cramps in my back with my son. Back cramps are the absolute worst, hands down.

I think I ovulated roughly 8 days ago. I haven't been temping but I am fairly consistent at around 29-30 day cycle. I hope that you and I both conceive soon.

Want to hear something disturbing? I just did a babyandbump poll and it showed that 54% of the people who answered it were men......

Now I'm all about men getting excited about conceiving and participating in our forums - but if this number is correct, I would estimate that 50% of those males are creeps. *shudder* I suddenly don't feel as thrilled to be posting private-ish stuff.

Have you been having any other symptoms?